Closterium dianae f. rectius Nordstedt 1886
Publication Details
Closterium dianae f. rectius Nordstedt 1886: 139 (as 'Closterium Dianae Ehrenb. f. rectior')
Published in: [Wittrock, V.B. & Nordstedt, C.F.O.] (1886). Literatur-öfversigt [Literature review]. Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae praecipue Scandinavicae quas adjectis algis marinis chlorophyllaceis et phycochromaceis.... Botaniska Notiser 1886(4): 130-139, un-numbered figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Closterium dianae var. rectius (Nordstedt) De Toni.
Source of Synonymy
De Toni, G.B. (1889). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. I. Chlorophyceae. pp. [3]-12, [i]-cxxxix, 1-1315. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 October 2021
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Nomenclatural note
The authority is Norstedt according to a pers. comm. from Nordstedt in Wittrock & Nordstedt in INA. - (21 October 2021) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025
